Lena heard the footsteps behind her almost immediately.She had expected them, practically counted the seconds between Lily breaking away from the safety of the crowd and stepping fully into the shadows. The Moon Festival grounds were alive behind her, lanterns swaying, laughter rising, music spilling into the night like a living thing. But here, where Lena deliberately led Lily, the sounds dulled and stretched, as if the world itself was holding its breath.A slow, satisfied smile curved Lena’s lips.She turned down a narrower path, one lined with tall hedges and stone benches half-covered by flowers. The lanterns here were fewer, their glow weaker, casting long shadows that twisted across the ground. Perfect, she wanted Lily isolated and exposed.When the footsteps drew closer, Lena finally stopped and turned around, folding her arms loosely over her chest, her posture relaxed, mockingly so, as if she truly had all the time in the world.“Well, I was wondering how long it would
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